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By Joel Wendland

7-26-08

This week it was revealed that John McCain's family could make as much as $2 million on a deal with a liquor company that nearly controls the market for beer in Cuba.

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Posted on Fri, Jul. 25, 2008

Tom Lasseter | McClatchy Newspapers

last updated: July 24, 2008 08:45:22 PM

MOSCOW - The Russian newspaper Izvestia reported Thursday that crews from Russian strategic bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons have surveyed sites in Cuba for possible refueling stopovers.

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Posted : Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:19:02 GMT

Author : DPA

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Moscow - Russian military experts are recommending reactivating a radar facility on Cuba in response to US plans for a missile defence shield based in the Czech Republic and Poland, it was reported in Moscow Wednesday. Alexander Pikayev of the Institute for World Economic ( Read more... )

AFP

Tuesday 22 July 2008

A top U.S. Air Force officer warned Russia against using Cuba as a refueling base for nuclear-capable bombers. Russian media reported that Moscow could use Cuba as base in response to a planned U.S. missile defense shield in Europe.

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Congressional report finds problems with Radio, TV Marti contracts to beam information to Cuba

By LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ | AP Hispanic Affairs Writer

7:11 AM EDT, July 15, 2008

MIAMI (AP) _ Congress' investigative arm is raising concerns about contracts awarded to local TV and radio stations that broadcast to Cuba, according to a report released ( Read more... )

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Cuban scientists have recently revealed a lung cancer vaccine which they say is the first in the world of its kind and extends the lives of victims by up to five months or even longer. Research on the vaccine, called Cimavax EGF, began in 1992, with the first clinical tests done in 1995. Cimavas EGF is the first registered vaccine in the ( Read more... )

Thu Jun 19, 2008 8:45pm EDT

By Ingrid Melander and David Brunnstrom

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union states agreed on Thursday to scrap sanctions against Cuba in a move aimed at encouraging democratic reforms on the Communist island, officials said.

The lifting, agreed despite U.S. calls for the world to remain tough on Havana, will pave the way ( Read more... )

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